I am not afraid to travel; I do it alone quite frequently, but it's not adventure travel - it's for business and involves a plane trip, a hotel, meetings, dinner, hotel, meetings, dinner, maybe some sightseeing if I am VERY lucky.
I can't even WATCH Wolf Creek or Deliverance or Brokedown Palace or traveller-in-danger tales, really. They're taking that fear of strangers and unfamiliar circumstances and using it to creep people the hell out. On the other hand, I also wouldn't go backpacking by myself in countryside controlled by warlords or something. Hell to the no. Risks for the sake of being risky are pointless.
Do you feel particularly physically vulnerable in general? I'm tall - taller than the average guy. This probably makes a difference, too.
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I can't even WATCH Wolf Creek or Deliverance or Brokedown Palace or traveller-in-danger tales, really. They're taking that fear of strangers and unfamiliar circumstances and using it to creep people the hell out. On the other hand, I also wouldn't go backpacking by myself in countryside controlled by warlords or something. Hell to the no. Risks for the sake of being risky are pointless.
Do you feel particularly physically vulnerable in general? I'm tall - taller than the average guy. This probably makes a difference, too.